Civil Engineering - Shridhar University

Abbreviations, acronyms, spelling, word formation, prefixes, suffixes, roots, compound nouns,
synonyms, antonyms; changing one part of speech into another.
Subject verb agreement; negative, interrogative, passive voice, simple, compound and complex
sentences; tenses; relative clauses, articles, prepositions, conjunctions, modals, nominal compounds,
phrasal verbs, infinitives,gerunds;definitions,classifications,comparisons,cause and effect, purpose,
method, instruction, measurement, condition
Reading Comprehension and Summarizing: General and Technical texts; pre-
reading,skipping,skimming,scanning,comprehension,application,evalution,inference,information
structure,study skills,note-making,summarising
Interpretation of Graphics and Formal Letters Unity,coherence,reference words,sentence
linkers,punctuation;main facts,supporting facts interpretation of graphic data,letters of
appilcation,Bio-data;calling for quotations,placing orders,making Complaints
Analytical Essay Writing
Generating and organizing ideas; supporting ideas with examples or evidence;verifying contradicatory
view points,arriving at a consensus.
Listening, Speaking, Dialogue writing Sounds,stress,intonation,question tag,listening to
lectures,audio/video Cassettes,asking and answering questions,note-taking,dialogue-writing,three-
minute speeches,description of objects,fluency,role play,functions,group discussions
Text Books
1. Humanities and Social Sciences Division,Anna University.English for Engineers and
Technologists. Vol 1 Chennai.Orient Longman,2002
Reference Books
1. Curriculum Development centre, TTTI.Communication in english for Technical
students.Calcutta.Orient Longman, 1984.